A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred at 15:03:54 UTC on 16 January 2018, (09:03:54 local time), 61.2 km (38.0 mi) SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua; 77.9 km (48.4 mi) SW of Rivas, Nicaragua and 100.7 km (62.6 mi) S of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua.